Fabulous five

ONE of Tasmania's most dominant eras by a football club will be celebrated next month when a reunion for the Burnie Dockers' five straight NTFL premierships in the early 2000s is held.

Appropriately named You'll Never See 5 Again , the night will also recognise the club's two NTFL reserves flags in that time as well as its 1996 and 1998 TFL reserves triumphs.

Event organiser Jaimes Wiggins, who was general manager at the club from 2002-04, said a night to commemorate Burnie's chapter of supremacy was long overdue.

``It's been more than 10 years since the first premiership in '01,'' Wiggins said.

``We thought it was about time to acknowledge the remarkable achievements and hard work of that period, not only by the playing group, but by the volunteers and the committee members who helped along the way.

``We're just really pleased that we can get everyone together again because a lot of the guys have been away and this will be their first trip back in a long time. We're looking forward to it.''

Dockers great Errol Bourn, who played in four of the flags - three as captain - and coached the last, labelled Collingwood premiership player Mick McGuane as a major reason for the dominant era.

McGuane was at the helm of Burnie's first premiership in 2001 before handing the reins to Nick Probert for three years.

``Mick coming from Collingwood installed a go hard on the field and go hard off the field mentality,'' Bourn said.

``We hung out together, we had a great time off the field and that bonded us together on it.''

Bourn said the club's two grand final victories against North Launceston (2001 and 2003) were the most memorable in the streak.

You'll Never See 5 Again will be held on Friday, June 27 at the Butter Factory, Burnie.

For further information contact event organiser Jaimes Wiggins at wiggo1972@hotmail.com.